ā

prefix before names; sound in loanwords

HSK 3 #471

Character data

HSK 3
Frequency 471st character
Radical ⾩ (170.5)
Strokes 7
Index # 913

Definitions

阿 ā
  1. 1. prefix used before monosyllabic names, kinship terms etc to indicate familiarity
  2. 2. used in transliteration
  3. 3. also pr. à
  4. 4. abbr. for Afghanistan ā fù hàn
阿 ē
  1. 1. flatter

Stroke order

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Words containing 阿

Word Meaning
Dong'e county in Liaocheng liáo chéng, Shandong
Dong'e county in Liaocheng liáo chéng, Shandong
Dong'e county in Liaocheng liáo chéng, Shandong
Saudi Arabia (Tw)
Saudi Arabia (Tw)
Boaz (name)
Theodor Adorno, German philosopher
Theodor Adorno, German philosopher and critic
Vanuatu in south pacific (formerly New Hebrides)
Nad Ali, town in Helmand province, Afghanistan
Nad Ali, town in Helmand province, Afghanistan
Honiara, capital of Solomon Islands (Tw)
Hetu Ala, early capital of Nurhaci
Hetu Ala, Nurhaci's early Manchu capital
Louis Pierre Althusser (1918-1990), Marxist philosopher
Louis Pierre Althusser (1918-1990), Marxist philosopher
General Douglas MacArthur, US WWII commander
General Douglas MacArthur, US WWII commander
Miami (Florida)
Sikhote-Alin Mountains in Russia
Sikhote-Alin Mountains in Russian Far East
Sikhote-Alin Mountains in far east Russia
Sikhote-Alin Mountains in Russia
self-deceiving loser; Ah Q in Lu Xun
The True Story of Ah Q, novella by Lu Xun